Central Michigan University

::Exercise Science and Kinesiology (182) ::Community Organization and Advocacy (155) ::Marketing/Marketing Management (125) ::Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology (104) ::Child Development (100) The Central Michigan University College of Graduate Studies provides over 70 graduate degree programs at the Master's, Specialist, or Doctoral levels. As of 2024, the university supports 69 public charter schools serving 29,000 students across Michigan through its Governor John Engler Center for Charter Schools.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecenterforcharters.org/schools/choice/our-schools|title=Centre for Charter Schools - Central Michigan University |access-date=February 15, 2024}} ### Research According to the National Science Foundation, CMU spent $15.6 million on research and development in 2018. ### Endowed lectureships - The Harold Abel Endowed Lecture Series in the Study of Dictatorship, Democracy and Genocide focuses on the effects of historical events such as the Holocaust and mass murders in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Central America. It is named in honor of former CMU President Harold Abel. - The Fleming Lecture Series brings world-class mathematicians to campus. Speakers have included Fields Medal winners Terence Tao, Sir Timothy Gowers, and Cédric Villani; and Abel Prize winners S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan and Louis Nirenberg. It was named in honor of mathematics professor Richard Fleming. - The Philip A. Hart and William G. Milliken Endowed Speaker Series for Integrity in Politics focuses on political integrity and challenges students to approach politics in a way that embraces America's diversity of ideas and perspectives, working to supplant negativity and partisanship with creativity and innovation in shaping future public policy. It was named in honor of U.S. Senator Philip Hart and Michigan Governor William Milliken. - The William B. Nolde Lecture Series focuses on intellectual discussions for future leaders both in the military and across the campus and community. It was named in honor of U.S. Army Colonel William Nolde, the last official combat casualty of the Vietnam War. ## Student life ::data[format=table title="style="font-size:90%" |Student body composition as of May 2, 2022"] | Race and ethnicity | Total | Economic diversity | |---|---|---| | White | {{bartable|75|%|2 | background:gray}} | | Black | {{bartable|11|%|2 | background:mediumblue}} | | Hispanic | {{bartable|5|%|2 | background:green}} | | Other | {{bartable|5|%|2 | background:brown}} | | Asian | {{bartable|1|%|2 | background:purple}} | | Foreign national | {{bartable|1|%|2 | background:orange}} | | Native American | {{bartable|1|%|2 | background:gold}} | | Low-income | {{bartable|36|%|2 | background:red}} | | Affluent | {{bartable|64|%|2 | background:black}} | :: ### Residence life Central Michigan University is home to 21 on-campus residence halls, arranged in four areas throughout the campus. In 2006, the 21st and 22nd residence halls on campus opened in the East complex. In 2019, the university decommissioned and demolished Barnes Hall, which was the oldest serving residence hall and the only one not physically connected to any other. In 2022, the university closed the North Residence Halls. - North Residence Halls: Larzelere, Trout, Calkins, Robinson - South Residence Halls: Beddow, Merrill, Thorpe, Sweeney - East Residence Halls: Saxe, Herrig, Woldt, Emmons; Celani and Fabiano - The Towers: Carey, Cobb, Troutman and Wheeler ("The Original Towers"), Campbell, Kesseler and Kulhavi ("The New Towers") It was announced by the university on March 3, 2022, that Larzelere, Trout, Calkins, and Robinson would be closed during the 2022 Fall semester due to semester enrollment estimates. The majority of CMU residence hall rooms are two-bedroom suites designed for 4 or 5 people. Three of the Original Towers (Cobb, Troutman and Wheeler), nine-story high-rise residence halls designed primarily for freshmen, feature one-bedroom suites for three or four people. The fourth of the Original Towers, Carey, was renovated to double-occupancy rooms in 2020 as a means of managing decreased enrollment. The New Towers, as well as Fabiano and Celani, are designed primarily for upperclassmen, and are four-bedroom suites. Residents of Robinson, Carey, Celani, Fabiano, Campbell, Kesseler and Kulhavi pay an additional charge over the standard room and board rate. Each district is connected to one of four Residential Restaurants. The Towers features the RFoC, or Real Food on Campus, and the East Complex features the Fresh Food Company. Each area also has an after hours snack shop. Some residence halls are designated as official Living Learning Communities, associated with a particular academic department, allowing students who choose to live there opportunities for study and collaboration with other students from similar programs. - Beddow Hall – Business - Herrig Hall – Music - Emmons Hall – Health Professions - Woldt Hall – Science and Engineering - Sweeney Hall – Education and Human Services - Thorpe Hall – Honors Program - Calkins Hall – Leader Advancement Scholars & Public Service Residential Community - Troutman Hall – Multicultural Advancement/Cofer Scholars - Cobb Hall – Public Service - Kulhavi Hall – Transfer Students CMU offers only co-ed residence halls, with Sweeney Hall the last to convert, from females only, in the fall of 2010. Construction began on two more buildings, Celani and Fabiano, near the East Quad in the spring of 2005. The buildings are somewhat similar in design to the New Towers which opened in 2003. On December 1, 2005, one of the buildings was named The Ben and Marion Celani Residence hall to recognize the generosity of Detroit area businessman Thomas Celani and his wife Vicki. On April 20, 2006, the remaining building was named the Fabiano Family Residence Hall, recognizing their contribution to the school. John S. Fabiano served on the board of trustees 1999–2004, and also owns the Fabiano Brothers Inc, an alcohol distribution company. These two new halls opened for the fall semester of 2006, along with a new Residential Restaurant to serve the residents of the six East Area halls. ### Greek life CMU recognizes academic, social, and professional Greek organizations which comply with university rules and regulations such as its anti-hazing policies. Currently, in the social realm, there consists of 9 fraternities and 11 sororities. Other Greek life organizations that pertain to honoCe, degrees, and multicultural backgrounds have formed as well throughout the years. Each is unique to their own roots, and provides a great networking opportunity for students at the university. ### Campus safety On March 2, 2018, 19-year-old student James Eric Davis Jr. shot and killed his mother and father when they came to campus to take him home for spring break. After the shooting, Davis fled and the campus was placed on lockdown. Around 15 hours later, police arrested him and took him to a local hospital. The incident disrupted the travel plans of students and campus activities for several days. Davis was charged with two counts of murder and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm used to commit murder, and was later determined to be not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a psychiatric institution. ### Media The campus' student-run newspaper is *Central Michigan Life*. The paper is published every Thursday during the academic year and www.cm-life.com, which receives 1 million page views per year, is updated daily. *CM Life* was named one of the top three non-daily newspapers in the nation for 2007, 2018, 2019 by the Society of Professional Journalists. It also was named the best college newspaper in Division I in Michigan eight of the past 10 years. *CM Life* has been named winner of the National Pacemaker Awards by Associated Collegiate Press in 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, 2019. It also was a finalist for the first time for an online Pacemaker in 2010. CM-Life has come in first place for the Best College Media Company in the nation seven years in a row (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) by College Media Business and Advertising Managers organization. There are also two student-run college radio stations, FM 91.5 WMHW-FM and FM 101.1, a student produced newscast, News Central 34, and a student-run college television station MHTV. In 2005, a student-operated music label called Moore Media Records (MMR) was established. In addition, the university owns and operates WCMU-TV, the region's PBS station, and WCMU-FM, the NPR affiliate. Both stations serve most of Northern Michigan, including the eastern Upper Peninsula, through a network of repeater stations. Also established in 2003 is White Pine Music, the recording label of the CMU School of Music. On February 2, 2008, Central Michigan University's online magazine, Grand Central Magazine, was launched. Currently updated weekly, the magazine is run through CMU's Department of Journalism and features magazine style features from the world of sports, entertainment, style, technology and travel. In September 2022, Central Michigan University's Department of Fashion Merchandising and Design launched Verge Magazine, a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is entirely run by Central Michigan students. The magazine is offered in a digital format through the Verge Magazine website, as well as physical copies that are available for purchase. As of December 2023, Verge magazine has released seven issues and over five hundred physical copies have sold. ## Athletics *Main article: Central Michigan Chippewas* The school's athletics programs are affiliated with NCAA Division I. CMU was a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from 1950 to 1970. Almost all Central Michigan teams compete in the Mid-American Conference; the one exception until recently was the women's lacrosse team, newly elevated from club to full varsity status for the 2015–2016 school year. It competed in the Southern Conference for a time, but joined the MAC for the 2021 season. The football program is known for producing players such as Antonio Brown and Joe Staley. Before moving up to Division I, the football team won its second NCAA Division II national championship in 1974 by defeating the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 54 to 14. Notable Division I years include 1994, 2006, 2007, and 2009 when they won the MAC Football Championship Game. In 2009, they finished the season ranked #23 in the final AP Poll and #24 in the final Coaches Poll marking the first time that a CMU football team had ever ended the season ranked in the Top 25 at the NCAA Division I-FBS level. Since 2014, the football program has made a college bowl game, and continues to see its players set MAC records yearly. Frequently defeating both the Michigan Wolverines and the Michigan State Spartans in dual meets, CMU's wrestling team won its 10th straight MAC championship and seventh straight conference tournament title in 2008. The Chippewas tied for seventh at the NCAA Championships, scoring a school-record 69 points. Four individuals earned All-America honors. The women's basketball program has excelled to new levels. In 2018, the team made its way to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The team beat [the LSU Lady Tigers](2017-18-lsu-lady-tigers-basketball-team) and [the Ohio State Buckeyes](2017-18-ohio-state-buckeyes-women-s-basketball-team) in the first two rounds, only to lose to [the Oregon Ducks](2017-18-oregon-ducks-women-s-basketball-team) in the third. In 1958, the men's swimming and diving team was runner-up to the North Central at the second annual NAIA national meet, which was held in Muncie, Indiana. In May 2020, the university discontinued its men's track and field program as part of budget cuts caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In June of the same year, CMU announced it had received a waiver from the NCAA Division I Council that would allow the football program to remain in the Football Bowl Subdivision and give the school two years to bring the total number of men's programs up to FBS compliance. ## Notable alumni *Main article: List of Central Michigan University people* File:Dan Kildee official photo.jpg|U.S. representative Dan Kildee File:Brenda Lawrence official portrait.jpg|U.S. representative Brenda Lawrence File:Matt Bevin.jpg|62nd governor of Kentucky Matt Bevin File:Dan Majerle GCU (cropped).JPG|Former NBA All-Star and coach of the Grand Canyon Antelopes Dan Majerle File:William F Kernan.jpg|Four-star general William Kernan File:JimmyRoss.jpeg|Four-star general Jimmy Ross File:Anthony Zinni.jpg|Anthony Zinni, United States Marine Corps general File:LTG Lanze, CG I Corps.jpg|Stephen Lanza, United States Army lieutenant general ## Notes ## References ## References 1. 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